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sten, Inc. and will maintain their current offces to serve
clientele as an independent group within the organization.
SURF Budgets Go Further
With Accredited Products
Global deepwater buoyancy and polymer specialist Bal-
moral Offshore engineering has been approved by Bureau
Veritas in line with American Petroleum Institute specifca-
tion for its SURF-related bend stiffeners and restrictors.
Bend restrictors prevent overbending at the interface
between fowlines, umbilicals, cables and rigid structures
by mechanically locking up. Unlike bend stiffeners, they
only provide protection once the pipe has achieved the
desired bend radius between the fexible line and rigid
structure.
Kalmar, VIG to Deploy First
Hybrid Shuttle Carriers in US
Kalmar has delivered three hybrid shuttle carriers or-
dered by the Port of Virginia in late 2014 to Virginia Inter-
national Gateway terminal (VIG) in Portsmouth. The hy-
brid technology developed by Kalmar for cargo-handling
equipment signifcantly reduces diesel fuel consumption,
emissions and engine noise levels. Kalmar hybrid shuttle
carriers offer stability, safety, and maneuverability fea-
tures.
Kirby Corp. Selects ABS as
Subchapter M Solutions Provider
ABS, a provider of maritime shipping and offshore
classifcation services, has been selected by Kirby Corp.
to provide classifcation and International Safety Manage-
ment certifcation for 11 push boats.
Under the requirements proposed, but not yet enacted,
by the U.S. Coast Guard, towing vessel companies will be
required to receive a Certifcate of Inspection and comply
with a new set of regulations relating to the construction
and operations of safety equipment and record keeping.
Kirby will begin by bringing eight existing push boats
and three new push boats into ABS class using the Rules
for Building and Classing Steel Vessels for Service on Riv-
ers and Intercoastal Waterways.
Ocean Floor Geophysics Awarded Contract
Ocean Floor Geophysics Inc. (OFG) has been awarded
a contract by Global Seas Mineral Resources (GSR) NV
for seafoor mapping, AUV, and geophysical services.
Since September 2014, GSR NV has been integrated into
DEME Concessions NV.
Irving Shipbuilding to Construct
First Canada Arctic Offshore Patrol Ship
Production has begun on two units for the center sec-
tion of the frst Arctic Offshore Patrol ship for Canada.
Welders, pipeftters, marine fabricators and iron workers
are among the trades involved in the process, using the
new state-of-the-art panel line.
The ship is the frst of up to 21 vessels that will renew
Canada's combatant feet over the next 30 years under
the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy. Irving
Shipbuilding has built more than 80 percent of Canada's
current combatant ships. ST